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GLAAD Media Awards: Cynthia Nixon and Joy Behar presented with special honors at NYC ceremony
Any award Cynthia Nixon gets for her activism is well-deserved because she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk. She is so informed, so articulate, and so filled with purpose.
That’s why I’m so happy to see that this gifted actress (2 Emmys, 1 Tony, 1 Grammy – so far!) was honored last night at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. She received the Vito Russo Award which is named a founding member of GLAAD and is presented to a gay media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the gay community.
In her speech, Miss Nixon said: “Coming out wasn’t hard in 2004. But if it had been 1994? What would I have done? I’ll never know. Only 10 years difference and a whole different universe. Coming out wasn’t difficult for me because of the work of many people in this room and because of the vision, tenacity and sacrifice of people like Vito Russo, who are no longer with us, but because of whom there is a room – a room that has all of us in it.”
Another fabulous redhead, Joy Behar, was a star honoree last night.
Her former The View cohort Meredith Vieira presented the Excellence in Media Award to Joy who has shown a strong commitment to educating the public about the lives of gay and transgender people on her HLN talk show, The Joy Behar Show, and as co-host of The View.
The Excellence in Media Award is presented to individuals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community in the media.
Joy said in her acceptance speech: “I was not sure of myself in any way, totally freaked out by the whole thing but I had to do it because I had no money and…I was raising a kid, so I needed to keep moving ahead and the gay community was so great and warm to me and just got everything. They understood and got all the jokes and I will forever be grateful to you for that.”
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